2024 Big Ten Conference football season explained

2024 Big Ten Conference football season
Color:	0088ce
Color Text:	FFFFFF
League:	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport:	Football
Pixels:	150px
Duration:	August 24, 2024 through January 1, 2025
No Of Teams:	18
Tv:	Fox Sports (Fox, FS1, Big Ten Network) CBS Sports (CBS, Paramount+) NBC Sports (NBC, Peacock)
Draft:	2025 NFL draft
Draft Link:	2025 NFL draft
Season:	Regular season
Season Champ Name:	Champions
Mvp Link:	Chicago Tribune Silver Football
Conf1:	East Division
Conf2:	West Division
Finals:	Championship Game
Finals Link:	2024 Big Ten Football Championship Game
Seasonslistnames:	Football
Prevseason Year:	2023
Nextseason Year:	2025

The 2024 Big Ten Conference football season is the 129th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This is the Big Ten's first season with 18 teams with the additions of UCLA, USC, Oregon, and Washington, and its first season since 2010 with a non-divisional scheduling format.

Previous season

Michigan won the East Division championship, with the Wolverines making their third consecutive appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game. In the West Division, Iowa won the division title and made their third championship game appearance. In that championship game, Michigan defeated Iowa 26–0 to win the Big Ten championship. With that win, the Wolverines landed a spot in the 2023–24 College Football Playoff as the No. 1 seed and ultimately won the national championship. The Wolverines defeated Alabama in the Rose Bowl in the semifinals of the playoffs and then defeated Washington in the CFP National Championship Game.

Besides Michigan, eight other Big Ten football teams qualified for bowl games: Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, and Wisconsin. The Big Ten overall went 6–4 in postseason games in the 2023 season.

Coaching changes

The Big Ten saw six head coaching changes for the 2024 season.

On July 10, 2023, Northwestern announced it was parting ways with head coach Pat Fitzgerald after allegations surrounding hazing within the Wildcat football program.^[1] On July 14, 2023, Northwestern named defensive coordinator David Braun the interim coach for the 2023 season, and named him the permanent head coach on November 15, 2023.^[2]

On September 10, 2023, Michigan State coach Mel Tucker was suspended as part of an investigation into a sexual harassment claim. Secondary coach Harlon Barnett served as interim coach while the case was being sorted out during the 2023 season.^[3] Tucker was officially fired on September 27. On November 25, 2023, Michigan State hired Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith as its next head coach.^[4]

On November 26, 2023, Indiana fired Tom Allen after the Hoosiers completed a third consecutive losing season.^[5] Indiana hired Curt Cignetti as its new head coach, having previously served as head coach at James Madison.^[6]

In January 2024, Kalen DeBoer left Washington to replace the retiring Nick Saban at Alabama, and was replaced by Jedd Fisch, previously head coach at Arizona.

On January 24, 2024, Jim Harbaugh left the Michigan Wolverines to return to the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers.^[7] Two days later, Michigan elevated its offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore, who had served as acting head coach for four games in 2023 from which Harbaugh had been suspended, as Harbaugh's successor.^[8]

On February 9, 2024, Chip Kelly announced his resignation as head coach at UCLA to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State.^[9] On February 12, UCLA announced the hiring of DeShaun Foster as its next head coach.^[10]

Preseason

Big Ten Media Days

Preseason Media Poll

The annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Media Poll.^[11]

1		480 (21)
2		448 (6)
3		418
4		411
5		363
6		346
7		313
8		293
9		249
10		236
11		185
12		183
13		145
14		138
15		124
16		119
17		76
18		65

Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
1	Ohio State over Oregon	24
2	Oregon over Ohio State	6
3	Ohio State over Penn State	2
4	Ohio State over Michigan	1

Predicted Big Ten Champion
1	Ohio State	27
2	Oregon	6

Preseason Player of the Year

Below are the results of the annual Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year awards conducted by Cleveland.com.^[12] ^[13]

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
1	QB	83 (24)
2	RB	39 (4)
3	WR	27 (5)
T4	QB	10 (2)
T4	RB	10 (1)
T4	RB	10 (1)
Others	WR	N/A
Others	QB	N/A
Others	WR	N/A
Others	RB	N/A
Others	RB	N/A
Others	QB	N/A
Others	RB	N/A
Others	QB	N/A
Others	TE	N/A

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
1	CB	47 (9)
2	S	30 (4)
3T	DT	25 (7)
3T	DE	25 (5)
3T	LB	25 (3)
6	DE	17 (2)
Others	DE	N/A
Others	CB	N/A
Others	S	N/A
Others	CB	N/A
Others	LB	N/A
Others	DT	N/A
Others	S	N/A

Rankings

See main article: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.

	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14
Illinois	AP			RV	24	19	24	23	22	20			24	22	21
	C			RV	RV	21	25	23	21	21			RV	25	21
	CFP	Not released											25	23	21
Indiana	AP				RV	RV	23	18	16	13	8	5	5	10	9
	C			RV	RV	RV	24	20	18	13	10	6	5	10	9
	CFP	Not released									8	5	5	10	9
Iowa	AP	25	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV		RV
	C	25	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV		RV			RV
	CFP	Not released
Maryland	AP
	C	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Michigan	AP	9	10	17	18	12	10	24	24						RV
	C	8 (1)	9	16	17	12	10	21	22						RV
	CFP	Not released
Michigan State	AP
	C			RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Minnesota	AP
	C										RV
	CFP	Not released
Nebraska	AP	RV	RV	23	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	24	22	RV	RV	RV	25	RV
	CFP	Not released
Northwestern	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Ohio State	AP	2 (15)	2 (5)	3 (5)	3 (5)	3 (5)	3 (4)	2 (9)	4	4	3	2	2	2	7
	C	2 (7)	2 (3)	2 (3)	3 (3)	3 (2)	3 (7)	2 (11)	5	4	3	2	2	2	8
	CFP	Not released									2	2	2	2	6
Oregon	AP	3 (1)	7	9	9	8	6	3	2 (6)	1 (59)	1 (62)	1 (62)	1 (62)	1 (61)	1 (62)
	C	3	6	6	6	7	6	3	2 (2)	1 (51)	1 (53)	1 (55)	1 (55)	1 (55)	1 (53)
	CFP	Not released									1	1	1	1	1
Penn State	AP	8	8	8	10	9	7	4	3	3	6	4	4	4	3
	C	9	8	7	8	8	7	5	3	3	7	5	4	4	3
	CFP	Not released									6	4	4	4	3
Purdue	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Rutgers	AP						RV
	C					RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
UCLA	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
USC	AP	23	13	11	11	12	11	RV
	C	23	14	11	12	16	15	RV
	CFP	Not released
Washington	AP	RV	RV	RV				RV			RV
	C	RV	25	22	RV	RV		RV
	CFP	Not released
Wisconsin	AP	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV						RV
	CFP	Not released

**Legend**
		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		No change in ranking from previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Big Ten member won
Big Ten member lost
Big Ten teams in bold

Regular season schedule

Big Ten Championship Game

Postseason

Bowl games

For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The Big Ten is scheduled to annually have eight appearances in the following bowls: Rose Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a Pac-12 team if champion is in the playoffs), Citrus Bowl, Rate Bowl (formerly the Guaranteed Rate Bowl), Las Vegas Bowl, Music City Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, GameAbove Sports Bowl (formerly the Quick Lane Bowl), and ReliaQuest Bowl (formerly the Outback Bowl). The Big Ten teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Power Four conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The Big Ten champion is also eligible for the College Football Playoff if it is among the qualifying teams in the final CFP ranking.

Big Ten records vs other conferences

2024–2025 records against non-conference foes

Power 5 conferences	Record
ACC	0–2
Big 12	3–1
Notre Dame	0–2
Pac-12	1–1
SEC	1–2
Power 5 total	5–8

Other FBS conferences	Record
American	1–0
CUSA	2–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)	1–0
MAC	8–0
Mountain West	5–0
Sun Belt	1–0
Other FBS total	18–0

FCS opponents	Record
Football Championship Subdivision	9–0

Total non-conference record	32-8

Post season

Power 5 conferences	Record
ACC	0–0
Big 12	0–0
Notre Dame	0–0
Pac-12	0–0
SEC	0–0
Power 5 total	0–0

Other FBS conferences	Record
American	0–0
CUSA	0–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)	0–0
MAC	0–0
Mountain West	0–0
Sun Belt	0–0

Other FBS total	0–0
Total bowl record	0–0

Awards and honors

Player of the Week Honors

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Special Teams			Freshman
Week	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team
Week 1 (September 2) ^[14]	Miller Moss	QB	USC	Kevin Winston Jr.	S	PSU	Mateen Bhagani	K	UCLA	Dylan Raiola	QB	NEB
Week 1 (September 2) ^[14]	Miller Moss	QB	USC	Kevin Winston Jr.	S	PSU	Dominic Zvada	K	MICH	Dylan Raiola	QB	NEB

Week 2 (September 9)^[15]	Kyle Monangai	RB	RUT	Xavier Scott	DB	ILL	Tez Johnson	WR	ORE	Nick Marsh	WR	MSU

Week 3 (September 16)^[16]	Kurtis Rourke	QB	IU	Dante Trader Jr.	DB	MD	Atticus Sappington	K	ORE	Kerry Brown	DB	MIN

Week 4 (September 23)^[17]	Kaleb Johnson	RB	IA	Josaiah Stewart	DE	MICH	Tommy Doman	P	MICH	Khmori House	LB	WAS
Week 4 (September 23)^[17]	Luke Altmyer	QB	ILL	Josaiah Stewart	DE	MICH	Tommy Doman	P	MICH	Khmori House	LB	WAS

Week 5 (September 30)^[18]	Kalel Mullings	RB	MICH	Abdul Carter	DE/LB	PSU	Dominic Zvada (2)	K	MICH	Jeremiah Smith	WR	OSU
Week 5 (September 30)^[18]	Tez Johnson	WR	ORE	Abdul Carter	DE/LB	PSU	Dominic Zvada (2)	K	MICH	Jeremiah Smith	WR	OSU

Week 6 (October 7)^[19]	Kurtis Rourke (2)	QB	IU	Jordan Burch	DE	ORE	Brian Buschini	P	NEB	Trech Kekahuna	WR	WIS
Week 6 (October 7)^[19]	Emeka Egbuka	WR	OSU	Jordan Burch	DE	ORE	Brian Buschini	P	NEB	Trech Kekahuna	WR	WIS

Week 7 (October 14)^[20]	Dillon Gabriel	QB	ORE	Aaron Graves	DL	IA	Luke Akers	K/P	NW	Ryan Barker	K	PSU
Week 7 (October 14)^[20]	Tyler Warren	TE	PSU	Koi Perich	DB	MIN	Luke Akers	K/P	NW	Ryan Barker	K	PSU

Week 8 (October 21)^[21]	Ethan Garbers	QB	UCLA	Gabe Jacas	LB	ILL	Jonathan Kim	K/P	MSU	Nick Marsh (2)	WR	MSU

Week 9 (October 28)^[22]	Max Brosmer	QB	MIN	D'Angelo Ponds	DB	IU	Kaden Wetjen	PR	IA	Koi Perich	DB	MIN

Week 10 (November 4)^[23]	Kaleb Johnson (2)	RB	IA	Carson Bruener	LB	WAS	Dragan Kesich	K	MIN	Kwazi Gilmer	WR	UCLA

Week 11 (November 11)^[24]	Will Howard	QB	OSU	Carson Schwesinger	LB	UCLA	Dominic Zvada (3)	K	MICH	Jeremiah Smith (2)	WR	OSU

Week 12 (November 18)^[25]	Tyler Warren (2)	TE	PSU	Matayo Uiagalelei	OLB	ORE	Atticus Sappington (2)	K	ORE	Demond Williams Jr.	QB	WAS
Week 12 (November 18)^[25]	Tyler Warren (2)	TE	PSU	Russell Davis II	DL	WAS	Atticus Sappington (2)	K	ORE	Demond Williams Jr.	QB	WAS

Week 13 (November 25)^[26]	Pat Bryant	WR	ILL	Cody Simon	LB	OSU	Drew Stevens	K	IA	Jacory Barney Jr.	WR	NEB
Week 13 (November 25)^[26]	Will Howard (2)	QB	OSU	Cody Simon	LB	OSU	Drew Stevens	K	IA	Jacory Barney Jr.	WR	NEB

Week 14 (December 2)^[27]	Aidan Laughery	RB	ILL	Jailin Walker	LB	IU	Drew Stevens (2)	K	IA	Antwan Raymond	RB	RUT
Week 14 (December 2)^[27]	Kurtis Rourke (3)	QB	IU	Jailin Walker	LB	IU	Dominic Zvada (4)	K	MICH	Antwan Raymond	RB	RUT

Big Ten individual awards

See also: Big Ten Conference football individual awards and Chicago Tribune Silver Football. The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards:

Award	Player	School
Most Valuable Player	Dillon Gabriel	Oregon
Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year	Dillon Gabriel	Oregon
Griese–Brees Quarterback of the Year	Dillon Gabriel	Oregon
Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year	Jeremiah Smith	Ohio State
Ameche–Dayne Running Back of the Year	Kaleb Johnson	Iowa
Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year	Tyler Warren	Penn State
Rimington–Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year	Aireontae Ersery	Minnesota
Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year	Abdul Carter	Penn State
Smith–Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year	Abdul Carter	Penn State
Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year	Jay Higgins	Iowa
Tatum–Woodson Defensive Back of the Year	Caleb Downs	Ohio State
Thompson–Randle El Freshman of the Year	Jeremiah Smith	Ohio State
Bakken–Andersen Kicker of the Year	Dominic Zvada	Michigan
Eddleman–Fields Punter of the Year	Eddie Czaplicki	USC
Rodgers–Dwight Return Specialist of the Year	Kaden Wetjen	Iowa
Hayes–Schembechler Coach of the Year	Curt Cignetti	Indiana
Dave McClain Coach of the Year	Curt Cignetti	Indiana
Dungy–Thompson Humanitarian Award	Madieu Williams	Maryland
Ford–Kinnick Leadership Award	Russell Wilson	Wisconsin

All-Conference Teams

2024 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards

Position	Player	Team
First Team Offense (Coaches)
QB	Dillon Gabriel	Oregon
RB	Kaleb Johnson	Iowa
RB	Kyle Monangai	Rutgers
WR	Tai Felton	Maryland
WR	Jeremiah Smith	Ohio State
TE	Tyler Warren	Penn State
C	Logan Jones	Iowa
OG	Connor Colby	Iowa
OG	Donovan Jackson	Ohio State
OT	Aireontae Ersery	Minnesota
OT	Josh Conerly Jr.	Oregon
First Team Defense (Coaches)
DL	Mikail Kamara	Indiana
DL	Mason Graham	Michigan
DL	Abdul Carter	Penn State
DL	JT Tuimoloau	Ohio State
LB	Aiden Fisher	Indiana
LB	Jay Higgins	Iowa
LB	Carson Schwesinger	UCLA
LB	Cody Lindenberg	Minnesota
DB	D'Angelo Ponds	Indiana
DB	Koi Perich	Minnesota
DB	Caleb Downs	Ohio State
DB	Lathan Ransom	Ohio State
First Team Special Teams (Coaches)
PK	Dominic Zvada	Michigan
P	Eddie Czaplicki	USC
RS	Kaden Wetjen	Iowa
LS	William Wagner	Michigan

Position	Player	Team
Second Team Offense (Coaches)
QB	Kurtis Rourke	Indiana
RB	Jordan James	Oregon
RB	Woody Marks	USC
WR	Pat Bryant	Illinois
WR	Tez Johnson	Oregon
TE	Colston Loveland	Michigan
C	Logan Jones	Iowa
OG	Olaivavega Ioane	Penn State
OG	Emmanuel Pregnon	USC
OT	Hollin Pierce	Rutgers
OT	Gennings Dunker	Iowa
Second Team Defense (Coaches)
DL	Kenneth Grant	Michigan
DL	Josaiah Stewart	Michigan
DL	Jack Sawyer	Ohio State
DL	Matayo Uiagalelei	Oregon
LB	Bryce Boettcher	Oregon
LB	Kobe King	Penn State
LB	Sonny Styles	Ohio State
DB	Jaylen Reed	Penn State
DB	Xavier Scott	Illinois
DB	Justin Walley	Minnesota
DB	Theran Johnson	Northwestern
Second Team Special Teams (Coaches)
PK	Johnathan Kim	Michigan State
P	Ryan Eckley	Michigan State
RS	Tez Johnson	Oregon
LS	Luke Basso	Oregon

Position	Player	Team
Third Team Offense (Coaches)
QB	Will Howard	Ohio State
RB	TreVeyon Henderson	Ohio State
RB	Quinshon Judkins	Ohio State
WR	Elijah Sarratt	Indiana
WR	Emeka Egbuka	Ohio State
TE	Max Klare	Purdue
C	Jonah Monheim	USC
OG	Marcus Harper II	Oregon
OG	Joe Huber	Wisconsin
OT	J.C. Davis	Illinois
OT	Ajani Cornelius	Oregon
Third Team Defense (Coaches)
DL	Gabe Jacas	Illinois
DL	Ty Robinson	Nebraska
DL	Jordan Burch	Oregon
DL	Derrick Harmon	Oregon
DL	Tyleik Williams	Ohio State
LB	Carson Bruener	Washington
LB	Cody Simons	Ohio State
LB	Kain Medrano	UCLA
DB	Sebastian Castro	Iowa
DB	Jermari Harris	Iowa
DB	A.J. Harris	Penn State
DB	Jaylin Smith	USC
Third Team Special Teams (Coaches)
PK	Drew Stevens	Iowa
P	Rhys Dakin	Iowa
RS	Makai Lemon	USC
LS	Hank Pepper	USC

Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Luke Altmyer, Hank Beatty, TeRah Edwards, Josh Gesky, Lane Hansen, Josh Kreutz, David Olano, Melvin Priestly, Dylan Rosiek; INDIANA: James Carpenter, Justice Ellison, Zach Horton, Mike Katic, Mark Langston, Carter Smith, Jailin Walker, CJ West; IOWA: Yahya Black, Luke Elkin, Aaron Graves, Ethan Hurkett, Nick Jackson, Quinn Schulte, Beau Stephens, Mason Richman; MARYLAND: Bryce McFerson, Dante Trader Jr.; MICHIGAN: Zeke Berry, Donovan Edwards, Giovanni El-Hadi, Ernest Hausmann, Myles Hinton, Will Johnson, Derrick Moore, Semaj Morgan, Kalel Mullings, Josh Priebe; MICHIGAN STATE: Charles Brantley, Luke Newman, Jordan Turner; MINNESOTA: Tyler Cooper, Daniel Jackson, Jah Joyner, Koi Perich, Ethan Robinson, Anthony Smith, Alan Soukup, Danny Striggow, Darius Taylor; NEBRASKA: Bryce Benhart, Brian Buschini, John Bullock, Malcolm Hartzog Jr., Nash Hutmacher; NORTHWESTERN: Joe Himon, Aidan Hubbard, Xander Mueller, Anto Saka, Josh Thompson, Caleb Tiernan, Damon Walters; OHIO STATE: Denzel Burke, John Ferlmann, Josh Fryar, Ty Hamilton, Davison Igbinosun, Tegra Tshabola, Josh Simmons; Oregon: Jeff Bassa, Jamaree Caldwell, Traeshon Holden, Thsheem Johnson, Iapani Laloulu, Jabbar Muhammad, Nikko Reed, Atticus Sappington, Evan Stewart, Teitum Tuioti; PENN STATE: Drew Allar, Ryan Barker, Anthony Donkoh, Zane Durant, Tyler Duzansky, Tony Rojas, Drew Shelton, Nichols Singleton, Sal Wormley; PURDUE: Keelan Crimmins, Gus Hartwig, Will Heldt, Kydran Jenkins, Nick Levy, Marcus Mbow, Dillon Thieneman; RUTGERS: Kwabena Asamoah, Dariel Djabome, Kyonte Hamilton, Robert Longerbeam, Austin Riggs, Ian Strong; UCLA: Kaylin Moore, Jay Toia; USC: Makai Lemon, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Lake McRee, Gavin Meyer, Elijah Paige, Kamari Ramsey; WASHINGTON: Denzel Boston, Jonah Coleman, Thaddeus Dixon, Keleki Latu, Alphonzo Tuputala, Sebastian Valdez; WISCONSIN: Atticus Bertrams, Ricardo Hallman, Jack Nelson, Tawee Walker, Hunter Wohler.

Position	Player	Team
First Team Offense (Media)
QB	Dillon Gabriel	Oregon
RB	Kaleb Johnson	Iowa
RB	Kyle Monangai	Rutgers
WR	Tai Felton	Maryland
WR	Jeremiah Smith	Ohio State
TE	Tyler Warren	Penn State
C	Seth McLaughling	Ohio State
OG	Connor Colby	Iowa
OG	Donovan Jackson	Ohio State
OT	Aireontae Ersery	Minnesota
OT	Josh Conerly Jr.	Oregon
First Team Defense (Media)
DL	Mikail Kamara	Indiana
DL	Mason Graham	Michigan
DL	Abdul Carter	Penn State
DL	Matayo Uiagalelei	Oregon
LB	Aiden Fisher	Indiana
LB	Jay Higgins	Iowa
LB	Carson Schwesinger	UCLA
LB	Cody Simon	Ohio State
DB	D'Angelo Ponds	Indiana
DB	Koi Perich	Minnesota
DB	Caleb Downs	Ohio State
DB	Xavier Scott	Illinois
First Team Special Teams (Media)
PK	Dominic Zvada	Michigan
P	Eddie Czaplicki	USC
RS	Kaden Wetjen	Iowa
LS	Luke Basson	Oregon

Position	Player	Team
Second Team Offense (Media)
QB	Kurtis Rourke	Indiana
RB	Jordan James	Oregon
RB	Woody Marks	USC
WR	Pat Bryant	Illinois
WR	Tez Johnson	Oregon
TE	Colston Loveland	Michigan
C	Seth McLaughlin	Ohio State
OG	Olaivavega Ioane	Penn State
OG	Emmanuel Pregnon	USC
OT	Hollin Pierce	Rutgers
OT	Ajani Cornelius	Oregon
Second Team Defense (Media)
DL	Kenneth Grant	Michigan
DL	Josaiah Stewart	Michigan
DL	JT Tuimoloau	Ohio State
DL	Derrick Harmon	Oregon
LB	Bryce Boettcher	Oregon
LB	Kobe King	Penn State
LB	Cody Lindenberg	Minnesota
DB	Jaylen Reed	Penn State
DB	Will Johnson	Michigan
DB	Lathan Ransom	Ohio State
DB	Jabbar Muhammad	Oregon
Second Team Special Teams (Media)
PK	Johnathan Kim	Michigan State
P	Rhys Dakin	Iowa
RS	Koi Perich	Minnesota
LS	Luke Elkin	Iowa

Position	Player	Team
Third Team Offense (Media)
QB	Will Howard	Ohio State
RB	Kalel Mullings	Michigan
RB	Jonah Coleman	Washington
WR	Elijah Sarratt	Indiana
WR	Emeka Egbuka	Ohio State
TE	Terrance Ferguson	Oregon
C	Mike Katic	Indiana
OG	Josh Priebe	Michigan
OG	Sal Wormley	Penn State
OT	Gennings Dunker	Iowa
OT	Ajani Cornelius	Oregon
Third Team Defense (Media)
DL	Gabe Jacas	Illinois
DL	Ty Robinson	Nebraska
DL	Jordan Burch	Oregon
DL	Jack Sawyer	Ohio State
LB	Carson Bruener	Washington
LB	Kydran Jenkins	Purdue
LB	Dariel Djabome	Rutgers
DB	Sebastian Castro	Iowa
DB	Jermari Harris	Iowa
DB	A.J. Harris	Penn State
DB	Denzel Burke	Ohio State
Third Team Special Teams (Media)
PK	Drew Stevens	Iowa
P	Ryan Eckley	Michigan State
RS	Hank Beatty	Illinois
LS	Tyler Duzansky	Penn State

Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Luke Altmyer, Matthew Bailey, J.C. Davis, Lane Hansen, Josh Kreutz, Dylan Rosiek; INDIANA: Shawn Asbury II, James Carpenter, Lanell Carr Jr., Justice Ellison, Zach Horton, Mark Langston, Myles Price, Nicolas Radicic, Carter Smith, Jailin Walker, CJ West; IOWA: Yahya Black, Deontae Craig, Aaron Graves, Ethan Hurkett, Nick Jackson, Quinn Schulte, Beau Stephens, Luke Lachey, Mason Richman; MARYLAND: Ruben Hyppolite II, Bryce McFerson, Glendon Miller, Dante Trader Jr.; MICHIGAN : Giovanni El-Hadi, Ernest Hausmann, Myles Hinton, William Wagner; MICHIGAN STATE: Khris Bogle, Charles Brantley, Luke Newman, Jordan Turner; MINNESOTA: Maverick Baranowski, Quinn Carroll, Tyler Cooper, Mark Crawford, Daniel Jackson, Jah Joyner, Dragan Kesich, Jalen Logan-Redding, Ethan Robinson, Anthony Smith, Alan Soukup, Danny Striggow, Darius Taylor, Justin Walley; NEBRASKA: John Bullock, Brian Buschini, Malcolm Hartzog Jr., Nash Hutmacher, Ben Scott, DeShon Singleton; NORTHWESTERN: AJ Henning, Aidan Hubbard, Theran Johnson, Xander Mueller, Josh Thompson, Caleb Tiernan, Devin Turner, Mac Uihlein; OHIO STATE: John Ferlmann, Josh Fryar, Ty Hamilton, Jordan Hancock, Davison Igbinosun, Quinshon Judkins, Jack Sawyer, Drew Shelton, Sonny Styles, Tyliek Williams; Oregon: Jeff Bassa, Jamaree Caldwell, Marcus Harper II, Ross James, Brandon Johnson, Tez Johnson, Tysheem Johnson, Iapani Laloulu, Nikko Reed, Teitum Tuioti; PENN STATE: Drew Allar, Kaytron Allen, Ryan Barker, Nick Dawkins, Dani Dennis-Sutton, Anthony Donkoh, Zane Durant, DVon J-Thomas, Jalen Kimber, Drew Shelton, Nicholas Singleton, Harrison Wallace III, Zakee Wheatley; PURDUE: Cole Brevard, Keelan Crimmins, Gus Hartwig, Max Klare, Dillon Thieneman; RUTGERS: Kwabena Asamoah, Kyonte Hamilton, Aaron Lewis, Robert Longerbeam, Shaquan Loyal, Tyreem Powell, Austin Riggs, Gus Zilinskas; UCLA: Kain Medrano, Kaylin Moore, Jay Toia; USC: Mason Cobb, Makai Lemon, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Jonah Monheim, Hank Pepper, Kamari Ramsey, Jaylin Smith; WASHINGTON: Denzel Boston; WISCONSIN: Atticus Bertrams, Ricardo Hallman, Joe Huber, Jack Nelson, Tawee Walker, Hunter Wohler.

Home attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Total	Average	% of capacity
Illinois	Memorial Stadium	60,670	43,849	60,670†	51,498	55,815	60,670	58,088	52,660	-	383,250	54,750	90.2%
Indiana	Memorial Stadium	52,626	44,150	39,082	48,323	53,082†	53,082	53,082	53,082	-	343,883	48,467	92.1%
Iowa	Kinnick Stadium	69,250	69,250†	69,250	69,250	69,250	69,250	69,250	69,250	-	484,750	69,250	100.0%
Maryland	SECU Stadium	51,802	35,421	34,819	39,371	39,371	43,013†	31,433	30,214	-	253,642	36,235	69.9%
Michigan	Michigan Stadium	107,601	110,665	111,170†	110,250	110,340	110,849	110,576	109,830	-	773,680	110,526	102.7%
Michigan State	Spartan Stadium	75,005	70,271	70,066	71,114†	69,682	68,423	57,558	50,038	-	457,152	67,852	90.4%
Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium	50,805	50,805	41,006	44,534	52,048†	50,913	48,696	44,266	-	332,268	47,467	93.4%
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium	85,458	86,072	86,906	86,546	87,464†	87,453	86,923	-	-	521,364	86,894	101.7%
Northwestern	Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium	12,000^[28]	12,023†	11,062	10,631	12,023	12,023	38,147	26,378	-	45,739	11,435	95.1%
Ohio State	Ohio Stadium	102,780	102,011	102,665	105,135	104,830	103,463	105,751	106,005†	-	729,086	103,976	101.2%
Oregon	Autzen Stadium	54,000	57,435	58,134	59,802	60,129†	59,830	59,245	59,603	-	414,178	59,096	109.4%
Penn State	Beaver Stadium	106,572 ^[29]	103,861	109,526	109,911	110,047	111,030†	110,233	104,044	-	864,714	109,101	102.4%
Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium	61,441	59,488	61,441†	61,441	57,463	61,141	58,346	-	-	359,320	59,887	97.5%
Rutgers	SHI Stadium	52,454	47,803	41,021	54,079†	50,111	53,726	44,120	47,524	-	338,384	48,341	92.2%
UCLA	Rose Bowl	80,816	47,811†	43,051	42,012	53,467	59,473	35,018	-	-	280,832	49,163	60.8
USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	77,500	68,110	74,118	72,250	63,404	75,304†	73,241	-	-	426,427	70,637	91.1%
Washington	Husky Stadium	70,138	66,984	64,222	72,132†	71,251	68,811	-	-	-	343,400	68,680	97.9%
Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium	76,057^[30]	75,158	76,069	76,323†	76,091	76,403†	76,298	76,059	-	532,401	76,057	100.0%

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†Season High

2025 NFL draft

See main article: 2025 NFL draft.

The following list includes all Big Ten players who were drafted in the 2025 NFL draft

Player	Position	School	Draft round	Round pick	Overall pick	Team

Head coaches

Current as of November 30, 2024

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	B1G record
Illinois	Bret Bielema	4	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
Indiana	Curt Cignetti	1	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
Iowa	Kirk Ferentz	26	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
Iowa	Seth Wallace (interim)	1	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
Maryland	Mike Locksley	6	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
Michigan	Sherrone Moore	1	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
Michigan State	Jonathan Smith	1	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
Minnesota	P. J. Fleck	8	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
Nebraska	Matt Rhule	2	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
Northwestern	David Braun	2	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
Ohio State	Ryan Day	6	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
Oregon	Dan Lanning	3	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
Penn State	James Franklin	11	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
Purdue	Ryan Walters	2	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
Rutgers	Greg Schiano	16	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
UCLA	DeShaun Foster	1	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
USC	Lincoln Riley	3	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
Washington	Jedd Fisch	1	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=
Wisconsin	Luke Fickell	2	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=	data-sort-value=

Notes and References

Web site: Northwestern fires football coach Pat Fitzgerald. Thamel, Pete. July 10, 2023. January 12, 2023. ESPN.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38007901/northwestern-defensive-coordinator-david-braun-school-interim-coach-sources-say Northwestern DC David Braun to be interim coach
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/michigan-state-coach-mel-tucker-suspended-amid-investigation-into-sexual-harassment-of-rape-survivor-reports/ Mel Tucker suspended amid investigation into sexual harassment of rape survivor
https://msuspartans.com/news/2023/11/25/jonathan-smith-named-michigan-state-university-head-football-coach.aspx Jonathan Smith Named Michigan State University Head Football Coach
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38983344/indiana-coach-tom-allen-fired-3rd-straight-losing-season Indiana coach Tom Allen fired, owed $20.8M buyout
https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2023/11/30/cignetti-named-30th-head-football-coach-at-indiana-university Cignetti Named 30th Head Football Coach at Indiana University
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39380148/sources-jim-harbaugh-accepts-head-coaching-job-chargers Jim Harbaugh accepts head coaching job with Chargers
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39395815/michigan-announces-sherrone-moore-full-head-coach Michigan tabs Sherrone Moore to replace Harbaugh as head coach.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39492371/ohio-state-hires-ucla-chip-kelly-replace-bill-obrien-oc Ohio State hires UCLA's Chip Kelly to replace Bill O'Brien as OC
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39512094/ucla-set-name-deshaun-foster-new-coach UCLA names former Bruins RB DeShaun Foster new coach.
Web site: Ohio State picked as runaway 2024 Big Ten favorite in 14th annual cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll. July 22, 2024.
Web site: Ohio State picked as runaway 2024 Big Ten favorite in 14th annual cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll. July 22, 2024. Cleveland.com.
Web site: Big Ten preseason poll puts Nebraska in middle of the pack, mentions Dylan Raiola. July 22, 2024. Omaha.com.
Web site: USC, Penn State, UCLA, Michigan and Nebraska Earn Weekly Football Honors . September 2, 2024. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. September 2, 2024 .
Web site: Rutgers, Illinois, Oregon, and Michigan State Earn Weekly Football Honors. September 9, 2024. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. September 9, 2024.
Web site: Indiana, Maryland, Oregon, and Minnesota Earn Weekly Football Honors. September 16, 2024. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. September 16, 2024.
Web site: Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and Washington Earn Weekly Football Honors. September 23, 2024. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. September 23, 2024.
Web site: Michigan, Oregon, Penn State and Ohio State Earn Weekly Football Honors. September 30, 2024. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. September 30, 2024.
Web site: Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors. October 7, 2024. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. October 7, 2024.
Web site: Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Oregon and Penn State Earn Weekly Football Honors. October 14, 2024. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. October 14, 2024.
Web site: Illinois, Michigan State and UCLA Earn Weekly Football Honors. October 21, 2024. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. October 21, 2024.
Web site: Indiana, Iowa and Minnesota Earn Weekly Football Honors. October 28, 2024. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. October 28, 2024.
Web site: Iowa, Minnesota, UCLA and Washington Earn Weekly Football Honors. November 4, 2024. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. November 4, 2024.
Web site: Michigan, Ohio State and UCLA Earn Weekly Football Honors. November 11, 2024. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. November 11, 2024.
Web site: Oregon, Penn State and Washington Earn Weekly Football Honors. November 18, 2024. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. November 18, 2024.
Web site: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Ohio State Earn Weekly Football Honors. November 25, 2024. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. November 25, 2024.
Web site: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Rutgers Earn Weekly Football Honors. December 2, 2024. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. December 2, 2024.
Web site: How Northwestern turned lacrosse field into unique 12,000-seat, lakeside football stadium . Jack . McKessy . USA Today . August 28, 2024 . September 3, 2024.
Web site: Facilities. January 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20111126205433/http://www.gopsusports.com/facilities/beaver-stadium.html. November 26, 2011. dead.
Web site: Camp Randall Stadium . Wisconsin Football: 2024 Fact Book . Wisconsin Badgers . 245 . August 19, 2024 . September 8, 2024.